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Old 09-10-2014, 04:51 AM   #1
westboy1
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Set Static IP MontaVista Linux


Hello

Could anyone please tell me how to set a permanent static ip address in MontaVista Linux.

I have console access to the device through a serial cable.

The location of the network files appears to be different to other Linux distribution and I just cannot find the correct file to edit.

Thanks
 
Old 09-10-2014, 09:04 AM   #2
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I'm not personally familiar with this distribution, but according to their support site, it should be the file /etc/network/interfaces. You can find more detailed information here: https://support.mvista.com/DocViewer...ace_intro.html

Search for Configure a Minimal Network, and it lists required files that must be in place along with examples of those configuration files.

I hope this helps!
 
Old 09-10-2014, 09:41 AM   #3
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Hi

This one has me really baffled, if I issue the command ifconfig I can see that eth5 has an ip address of 192.168.20.7.

According to the documentation the file /etc/network/interfaces sets up each Ethernet interface, when I open this file with vi it only mentions eth0 and all lines are commented out.

eth5 is the interface I wish to change the ip address of but I really cannot find where this is set.

Thanks
 
Old 09-10-2014, 01:53 PM   #4
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I would comment out:
#auto eth1

I would un-comment:

iface eth0 inet static
address 10.23.3.32
network 10.23.3.0
netmask 255.255.255.0
broadcast 10.23.255.255
gateway 10.23.3.1

and populate with the correct information. I would then do ifconfig eth5 down and ifconfig eth0 up.

If this doesn't work, I am out of ideas... If you still have problems, let me know and I will download an ISO and create a VM and see if I can get it resolved for you. If you need me to do this, please send me a link to download the specific version that you are using.

Last edited by netnix99; 09-10-2014 at 02:03 PM.
 
Old 09-15-2014, 11:58 AM   #5
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Did you get your issue resolved???
 
  


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